The Pat Quinn Tutorial

David Staples, of the Edmonton Journal's hockey blog Cult of Hockey, asked me to answer some questions about the Oilers' newest coach. I think it went well although I already see where I disagreed with Brownlee and McCurdy.

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I got interviewed by a local homeless man today who asked many important questions including “do you have any change” and “can I come live in your basement”.

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by Chemmy on May 28, 2009 9:16 AM EDT reply actions

what no

The govment stole ma brainez, rabbit rabbit pickle attack!

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by JaredFromLondon on May 28, 2009 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions

The homeless here in London scare me Jared…. was walking down the street last week and one of them just starting yelling “I believe! I BELIEVE TOO!”

They were never this bad back in Halifax.

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by JohnnyG on May 28, 2009 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions

they entertain me so. i like the old guy who wears the old suit and sits outside jimbobs every bar night, he is good people. Ive had many a drunken philosophy chat with him

Waterloo has ‘Rob Zombie’ he is also awesome

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by JaredFromLondon on May 28, 2009 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions

Homeless people entertain me. I give money to the ones with creative signs.
“I need money for weed”, “10 cents for the assasination of George Bush”, “My sleigh broke down” (by the guy who looks like Santa near Ossington LCBO.

More great ones

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by furcifer on May 28, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions

The Santa guy has been outside the Rogers Center everytime I go for a ball game too.

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by JohnnyG on May 28, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Man, I could use some company in that basement….

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by Mattblack on May 28, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Who said you could live in the basement?

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by Chemmy on May 28, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions

I was evicted from your garden shed. I didn’t think you’d mind.

Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria.

by Mattblack on May 28, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Way to represent...

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by eyebleaf on May 28, 2009 11:23 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed. Good job, Triple P.

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by jrwendelman on May 28, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions

nice work PPP.

i’m shocked that PPP isn’t your real name though – i can’t believe he blew your cover like that. you should change your PPP picture to one of Julian from the trailer park boys.

by daoust on May 28, 2009 12:12 PM EDT reply actions

Great. Looks like I’m picturing him with a sexy black t-shirt and a drink in his hand from now on.

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by bkblades on May 28, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions

And still looking for the Big Dirty

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by PPP on May 28, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

If I had a chance to win a million dollars and 100 guesses to do so and the question was “What is PPP’s name”, I would have never of guessed Julian.

by Clawson on May 28, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions

How cool would it be if Chemmy’s real name was Romeo? A Leafs blog run by Romeo and Julian…

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by mf37 on May 28, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

who are rosencrantz and gildenstern?

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by JaredFromLondon on May 28, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions

who are rosencrantz and gildenstern?

That would be if Chemmy’s real name was Hamlet or if PPP’s real name was Polonius.

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by mf37 on May 28, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions

i thought we were doing a general shakespear thing

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by JaredFromLondon on May 28, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions

If that was the case, I vote for “Much Ado About Nothing”

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by bkblades on May 28, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Midsummer Night’s Dream! Who’d the frak would be Puck?

Mee-Mee-Meep Meep Go Leafs Go Meep Meep! MEEP!!!

by blindfolded tank driver on May 28, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions

The troublemaker?

Mattblack.

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by PPP on May 28, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions

We all have our little roles in life.

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by Mattblack on May 28, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions

I was just riffing on PPP’s name being Julian and wishing that Chemmy’s real name was Romeo.

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by mf37 on May 28, 2009 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Are we certain that it isn’t?

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by 1967ers on May 28, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions

No

We are not.

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by PPP on May 28, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions

“Chemmeo” has a nice ring to it.

by daoust on May 28, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Toast, juice and Chemmeos are a nutritious part of a balanced breakfast!!!

Chemmeos: now with more Niacin and Riboflavin.

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by jrwendelman on May 28, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions

If so you can call me Shylock, and I’m waiting for that pound of flesh.

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by Chemmy on May 28, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Chemmy is the one that switched team allegiance. He’d have to be the rat Polonius.

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by PPP on May 28, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions

I call Macbeth!

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by JaredFromLondon on May 28, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions

My team switched allegiance on me, and I admired the Leafs before my traitor team left.

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by Chemmy on May 28, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Doesn’t matter. They’re dead.

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by 1967ers on May 28, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions

good play

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 28, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Matt Black could be Tybalt

Watch out for that rapier, MattBlack! It’ll sting in the morning, I guarantee…

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"But if someone so eager to engage into fist talk, we can always meet after season end in Minsk." (Mikhail Grabovski and a well-meaning but not particularly skillful translator)

by jrwendelman on May 28, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions

This is what happens when your best duelling outfit is at the cleaners!

Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria.

by Mattblack on May 28, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions

If I had a nickel for every time that happened to me, well, um, I’d be considerably poorer even than I am now. Still, an annoyance, no?

jrwendelman
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by jrwendelman on May 28, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, there goes the next contest this summer.

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by PPP on May 28, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

I guess Staples missed the part where I said don’t put my name. At least he didn’t put my full name so it won’t show up on Google or on my boss’ screen.

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by PPP on May 28, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions

SECRET… BLOGGER MAN

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by Chemmy on May 28, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Um. Don’t you mean “the part where I said don’t put my CODE name.” Y’know, ’cause you were using codenames and all?

Ya hear that? We’re usin’ CODE names!!!

/watches “Raising Arizona” one more time…

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by jrwendelman on May 28, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions